Vetvisão offers advanced surgical services to meet the ophthalmological needs of your pet. We perform a wide range of extraocular and intraocular procedures, including diode laser surgery, using modern techniques and specialized equipment.

Eyelid Surgery

  • Eyelid tumor excision
  • Reconstructive eyelid surgery
  • Correction of entropion and ectropion
  • Medial and lateral canthoplasty
  • Correction of eyelid pseudoptosis using the brow suspension technique
  • Temporary lid tacking sutures for entropion correction
  • Removal of ectopic eyelashes
  • Thermoelectric epilation for distichiasis
  • Blepharoplasty (lip-to-lid technique)

Nictitating Membrane Surgery

  • Repositioning of the gland of the nictitating membrane (prolapsed gland / cherry eye)
  • Correction of nictitating membrane cartilage inversion or eversion
  • Excision of nictitating membrane neoplasia

Lacrimal System Surgery

  • Removal of foreign bodies from the lacrimal sac
  • Lacrimal gland tumor excision
  • Nasolacrimal system reconstruction

Eye Removal Procedures

  • Enucleation with intraorbital prosthesis implantation
  • Evisceration with intrascleral prosthesis implantation

Orbital Surgery

  • Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy
  • Drainage of retrobulbar abscesses
  • Orbital exenteration for neoplasm excision
  • Reduction of ocular proptosis with temporary tarsorrhaphy

Corneal Surgery

  • Keratectomy
  • Diamond burr keratectomy
  • Autologous grafts: conjunctival grafts and conjunctival pedicle flaps
  • Corneoconjunctival transposition (CCT)
  • Biomaterial grafts: amniotic membrane and ACell Vet®
  • Corneal laceration repair
  • Removal of corneal foreign bodies

Uveal surgery

  • Iridectomy
  • Laser ablation of iris melanoma
  • Uveal cyst aspiration
  • Laser ablation of uveal cysts

Lens surgery

  • Phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation
  • Lens extraction for treatment of anterior lens luxation

Glaucoma surgery

  • Laser cyclophotocoagulation
  • Ahmed valve implantation (gonioimplant)